Dr. Chenelle Kruger Goyen, has over 20 years of lived USA higher education experience, where she was a tennis scholarship recipient, and currently she presents and instructs a series of yearly lectures with NCAA, and USA Embassies in 60 different countries both in-person and online.

Born and raised in South Africa (Afrikaans is her first language), she was one of South Africa’s top ranked junior tennis players, and after matriculating from Waterkloof High School, and the Waterkloof Tennis Academy in Pretoria, South Africa, she took a tennis scholarship in the USA.

She started out as a F1-Visa (now dual citizen with SA and USA) student at Mississippi State University and eventually transferred to Georgia College and State University where she graduated with a Bachelors in Business Administration in Management and International Affairs.

She then attended graduate school at the University of Georgia, in Athens, USA, where she received her Masters in Educational Psychology, and her Ph.D. in Kinesiology: Sport Management and Policy also at the University of Georgia.

Chenelle’s past work experiences includes working in the University of Georgia Athletic Department, as well as the prestigious Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa. This dedication reflects her commitment to empowering international students and student-athletes to achieve their academic and athletic goals in the US.

Education:

• Ph.D. Kinesiology: Sport Management and Policy

        Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies Graduate Certificate

College of Education, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA

• M.Ed. Applied Cognition and Development

College of Education, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA

• B.B.A. Management

Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, Georgia, USA

Past Work Experience

University of Georgia - Undergraduate Admissions Office                 April 2018 - Present

Associate Director of Admissions 

Specialization in International Student Recruitment and Enrollment, as well as Verification of Lawful presence

University of Georgia - Undergraduate Admissions Office     January 2012 – April 2018

Assistant Director of Admissions                                                           

International Admissions, Residency and Verification of Lawful Presence

University of Georgia - UGA Rankin Smith Athletic-Academic                 January 2008 – Jan' 2012

Student-Athlete Academic Instructor

Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls – South Africa      January 2006 - August 2007

Director of Sport, and Special Events Coordinator   

Book and Journal Publications

Book: Encyclopedia of Sport Management, 2024

• This Handbook of Sport and Migration explores the multifaceted entanglements of sport and migration. At the outset, it is worth emphasising the wider significance of the movement of peoples around the globe and the meaning of this to migrants, including the ways in which their successful integration into other cultures impacts upon them, emotionally and in identity terms: https://www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/book/9781789909418/9781789909418.xml 

Book: Encyclopedia of Sport Management, 2024

• This thoroughly updated second edition of the Encyclopedia of Sport Management is an authoritative reference work that provides detailed explanations of critical concepts within the field: https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/usd/encyclopedia-of-sport-management-9781035317172.html 

Book: NCAA International Student-Athlete Handbook, 2024

• The NCAA has released its International Student-Athlete Handbook, a first-of-its-kind resource to equip incoming international student-athletes, their families, coaches and administrators with information about their collegiate careers in the United States. The handbook includes tools and resources to guide international student-athletes throughout their careers: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://ncaaorg.s3.amazonaws.com/inclusion/inter/INC_IntlStudentHandbook.pdf 

Book: International Sport Business Management,1st Edition, 2021

• Diversity in Sport Innovation, Political Innovation: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003155874-8/diversity-sport-innovation-jepkorir-rose-chepyator-thomson-willy-kipkemboi-rotich-sehwan-kim-katja-sonkeng-shannon-jolly-chenelle-goyen

Book: Encyclopedia of Sport Management, 2021

• Chapter: Social Learning Theory: https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/usd/encyclopedia-of-sport-management-9781800883277.html

Journal Article: NAFSA's International Educator Magazine, 2019

• Chapter: Recruit in Sub-Saharan Africa: https://www.nafsa.org/professional-resources/publications/collaborating-africa